Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. Samuel Butler More Quotes by Samuel Butler More Quotes From Samuel Butler God and the Devil are an effort after specialisation and division of labour. Samuel Butler division-of-labordevileffort Self-preservation is the first law of nature. Samuel Butler selflawfirsts The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. Samuel Butler fearhappinesslife The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. Samuel Butler trustprint-mediapeople They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, "Can he name a kitten?" Samuel Butler catwritingmen It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly. Samuel Butler moneyrootslove It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler wisepregnancyfather Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes. Samuel Butler innocencejusticesometimes Opinions have vested interests just as men have. Samuel Butler different-opinionsinterestmen I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy. Samuel Butler hatemindlying I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted. Samuel Butler usehumblelong The history of art is the history of revivals. Samuel Butler revivalarchitectureart If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue. Samuel Butler alcoholdrinkingbeer Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. Samuel Butler prayermenchildren Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. Samuel Butler wisdomlifeart A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. Samuel Butler crazysillyfunny A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. Samuel Butler moneychildrenschool It is tact that is golden, not silence. Samuel Butler programminggoldensilence Life is not an exact science, it is an art. Samuel Butler bad-asslifeart Memory and forgetfulness are as life and death to one another. To live is to remember and to remember is to live. To die is to forget and to forget is to die. Samuel Butler life-and-deathremembermemories
